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Class: Teleostei
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Notopteridae Featherbacks or knifefishes
Subfamily: Notopterinae
Genus: Chitala

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chitala blanci Indochina featherback Asia 120 SL 1965
Chitala borneensis Asia 39.3 SL 1851
Chitala chitala Clown knifefish Asia 122 SL 1822
Chitala hypselonotus Asia 100 TL 1852
Chitala lopis Giant featherback Considered extinct by IUC 150 SL 1851
Chitala ornata Clown featherback Asia 100 SL 1831



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